The Most Disturbing Part Of Pompeii's Destruction Isn't What You Think
While Pompeii's destruction was awful and tragic, the lack of warning wasn't the worst part.
Read MoreWhile Pompeii's destruction was awful and tragic, the lack of warning wasn't the worst part.
Read MoreHistorically, the rules of royal marriages have been completely bizarre to normal people.
Read MoreThere's nothing Hollywood loves quite like it loves the words "based on a true story." Thing is, history is often even wackier than the movies, but the true events get "simplified" or "streamlined" to fit a 90-minute narrative. Here are historical events that totally deserve their own movies.
Read MoreIf you know anything about inventions, you know inventors need garages. Here are great inventions that were made in garages.
Read MoreQueen is remembered as a legend of rock for a reason, but there are a lot of misconceptions about them. Here are things about Queen you thought were true.
Read MoreNetflix's Narcos has probably taught Americans more about Colombian history than decades of Discovery documentaries. But it stretches the truth sometimes.
Read MoreWhether you like Queen or not, they're one of the most pervasive forces of nature the music industry has ever seen.
Read MoreIt was the gunshot heard across the USA. The bullet that killed Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968 would drastically change the course of history. You'd think that the death of someone as important and Martin Luther King Jr. would be heavily investigated, but there are lots of things we still don't know.
Read MoreSpending their lives cultivating fame can get tiring for celebrities, who are often ready to be left alone. Here are famous people buried in unmarked graves.
Read MoreThere were few places in history crazier than Studio 54, where the rich and beautiful gathered to dance, do drugs, and indulge in their fantasies.
Read MoreThe Korean War is often remembered for being forgotten, sandwiched between WWII and the Vietnam War. But the deadly Cold War kerfuffle was immensely important.
Read More"Anybody can grow up to be president!" That's the story we're fed from the time we're small when we don't know much about the nation's highest office. In reality, you usually have to go to college. But there are actually a few presidents who haven't graduated college.
Read MoreYou can draw and design an extravagant building, but once you start construction, everything can go wrong.
Read MoreSchindler's List took home a slew of Oscars, but there are things more important than awards and accolades. More important is the true story. Oskar Schindler was very real. How much of his on-screen portrayal was accurate?
Read MoreLife is good in the 21st century, but mattress shopping still sucks.
Read MoreGiven that the world still isn't great with treatment of mental illness, it's no surprise that the asylums of the Victorian era were horrible.
Read MoreThere are few hairstyles as distinctive as the Christian monks' tonsure. When you see someone sporting the shaved head with the ring of hair, you know what they're probably doing the rest of their life. Here's the history behind the monks' iconic haircut.
Read MoreHow did we as a culture get from wearing tunics, robes, gowns, and togas to cargo shorts and mom jeans? How did pants go from being a sign of barbarism to being one of the only requirements to eat at a Waffle House? And why do we call them pants?
Read MoreThe Bohemian Club, which meets in Bohemian Grove in California, is an exclusive gathering of mostly rich white men with plenty of power. The members of this not-so-secret cabal run around the California woods annually, mostly drinking and goofing off. Here's what really happens at Bohemian Grove.
Read MoreSome rich people just have so much time and money on their hands they don't know what to do with it all. The Hellfire Club was made of those sorts of people. Here's what really went on behind the closed doors of the Hellfire Club.
Read MoreSome politicians die, whether honestly or violently, before getting to the endgame. Here are politicians who died while holding office.
Read MorePixar produces great films, no doubt about it. Pixar has a habit of hitting you with a one-two punch of adorable characters and cute moments, followed by emotional gut wreckers that'll leave you sobbing on the floor. But those are the obvious ones. Here are details in Pixar movies most people miss.
Read MoreHumans have been collecting beautiful things since the dawn of time, which means other humans have been stealing those beautiful things almost as long.
Read MoreFor decades the NFL has strived for parity, all the teams relatively level and enjoying their own time in the spotlight. But there are still dominant teams.
Read MoreFrom vampires to a dude who wears a boot on his head, here are some of the weirdest presidential campaigns ever run.
Read MoreThere's more to the story of America's first presidential assassination than you learned in school.
Read MoreHistory and legend are filled with tales of their destruction, but as historians learn more, it becomes clear that Vikings brought fates much worse than death.
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